Performance Audit of Canteen Stores Department (CSD) was carried out by Comptroller and Auditor General of India (C&AG) in 2008-09. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) selected the subject for examination and report. The Action Taken Notes (ATNs) on the recommendations of PAC have been submitted to PAC by this Ministry in October 2012.

Proposals for opening of new depots of CSD are regularly received from various sources and are considered on merit, after ascertain suitability, necessity, economic viability and other administrative aspects. However, no request has been received from Uttar Pradesh as the state already has four CSD Depots.

The details of the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) Depots along with their location set up in various States are given below-

S. No.

Name of States

Places of Depots

No. of Depots

1.

Uttar Pradesh

(i) Lucknow Depot

(ii) Meerut Depot

(iii) Agra Depot

(iv) Bareilly Depot

04

2.

Uttaranchal

(i) Dehradun Depot

01

3.

Madhya Pradesh

(i) Jabalpur Depot

01

4.

West Bengal

(i) Kolkata Depot

(ii) Baghdogra Depot

02

5.

Nagaland

(i) Dimapur Depot

01

6.

Assam

(i) Narangi Depot

(ii) Masimpur Depot

(iii) Misamari Depot

03

7.

Jharkhand

(i) Ramgarh Depot

01

8.

Gujarat

(i) Ahmedabad Depot

01

9.

Haryana

(i) Hissar Depot

(ii) Ambala Depot

02

10.

Rajasthan

(i) Bikaner Depot

(ii) Jaipur Depot

02

11.

Delhi

(i) Delhi Depot

01

12.

Jammu & Kashmir

(i) BD Bari Depot

(ii) Srinagar Depot

(iii) Leh Depot

(iv) Udhampur Depot

04

13.

Punjab

(i) Pathankot Depot

(ii) Jalandhar Depot

(iii) Bhatinda Depot

03

14.

Karnataka

(i) Bangalore Depot

01

15.

Tamil Nadu

(i) Chennai Depot

01

16.

Kerala

(i) Kochi Depot

01

17.

Maharashtra

(i) Khadki Depot

(ii) Mumbai Area Depot

(iii) Base Depot, Mumbai

03

18.

Andaman & Nicobar

(i) Port Blair Depot

01

19.

Andhra Pradesh

(i) Secunderabad Depot

(ii) Vishakhapatnam Depot

02

Total No. of Depots

35

This information was given by Defence Minister Shri AK Antony in a written reply to Shri BhismaShanker AliasKushalTiwariin Lok Sabha today.